The European Collaboration for Health Optimization (ECHO) project is an international effort to bring together the hospital databases of several European countries and make the data available via an online summary tool.

Seventh Rearch Framework Programme (7FP). 'Framework programmes' (FPs) have been the main financial tools through which the European Union supports research and development activities covering almost all scientific disciplines. FPs are proposed by the European Commission and adopted by Council and the European Parliament following a co-decision procedure.